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HER Number:MDV51771
Name:Row of boundary stones on Balckslade Down

Summary

Eleven unmarked granite posts delineate a section of boundary between Widecombe and Ilsington parishes. The southernmost of these is named Grey Goose on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 741 758
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishIlsington
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishILSINGTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/388

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY STONE (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Row of eleven boundary stones from grid reference SX74007574 to SX74217600 marking parish boundary of Widecombe in the Moor and Ilsington.


Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 57 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.

Eleven boundary stones on Blackslade
Eleven unmarked granite posts delineate a section of boundary between Widecombe and Ilsington parishes. The southernmost of these is named Grey Goose on Ordnance Survey Maps. Condition is stable. SX74110 75860


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Most of the stones (all but two) are marked on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359145Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 57.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #32359 ; #32360 ; #32361 ; #32362 ; #32363 ; #32364 ; #32365 ; #32366 ; #32367 ; #32368 ; #32369 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV26971Related to: Field system with ruined buildings east of Blackslade Mire (Monument)
MDV15391Related to: Rippon Tor Reave (Monument)
MDV7466Related to: Stentifords Cross, Hemsworthy Gate (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey

Date Last Edited:Apr 19 2016 10:43AM